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How can you tell a social drinker from a problem drinker?
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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 532354" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>in my opinion if these ppl do/say things they regret while drunk, then it's a problem. Theye don't invite you to the parties because they don't want any sober witnesses. That is a proiblem</p><p></p><p>Going out just to get drunk was something I did in my early 20's. Not something I'm interested in doing now, except for the very rare occasion. Like when I visit with my friend on vacation and I stay over her house and all our kids are safe asleep - then we hit that bottle hard. But still, no where close to the party days of the early 20's. Growing up, though, I watched my Dad and my friend's parents get together frequently and drink - a lot. It was both cultural and social. in my opinion by today's standards, they were all problem drinkers because they all drove home DRUNK. The term "designated driver" had not been invented yet. Couples did not take turns drinking, they drank together. I recall one time, leaving a weekend-long party I watched my dad's driving improve the closer we got to home - yeah he was sobering up. The perk for us kids was that out parents were too drunk to realize that we were all drunk as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 532354, member: 11965"] in my opinion if these ppl do/say things they regret while drunk, then it's a problem. Theye don't invite you to the parties because they don't want any sober witnesses. That is a proiblem Going out just to get drunk was something I did in my early 20's. Not something I'm interested in doing now, except for the very rare occasion. Like when I visit with my friend on vacation and I stay over her house and all our kids are safe asleep - then we hit that bottle hard. But still, no where close to the party days of the early 20's. Growing up, though, I watched my Dad and my friend's parents get together frequently and drink - a lot. It was both cultural and social. in my opinion by today's standards, they were all problem drinkers because they all drove home DRUNK. The term "designated driver" had not been invented yet. Couples did not take turns drinking, they drank together. I recall one time, leaving a weekend-long party I watched my dad's driving improve the closer we got to home - yeah he was sobering up. The perk for us kids was that out parents were too drunk to realize that we were all drunk as well. [/QUOTE]
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